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The worlds oldest known analogue computer. Evidence suggests, however, that it was not the first of its kind.
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In the book "The Yong Mans Gleanings" by Richard Braithwait. He was referring to a person who does calculations.
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A mechanical calculator created by Charles Babbage.
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An electromechanical computer created by the US Navy in 1938.
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A set of computers developed in Britain during World War II.
It was used for codebreaking.
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It was primarily used to calculate missile trajectories.
The first programmable electronic computer built in the US. -
The world's first true random access memory
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"Manchester Baby"
The world's first stored-program computer.
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The world's first commercially available computer
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A program that allows a computer to use English instead of just numbers.
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IBM's first mass-produced computer.
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One of the first magnetic hard disk drives
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The world's first industrial robot.
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One of the first video games.
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One of the first computer-operated mechanical arms.
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The first dedicated video game console designed to be connected to a television.
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A predecessor to USB.
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Fun fact: Some of the paper used by these early ATMs is a little bit radioactive so that the machine can read it.
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One of the earliest arcade games.
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One of the first handheld calculators.
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It is unknown exactly what it said, but it was likely "QWERTYUIOP" or something similar
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One of the first video games to become extremely popular
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It was one of the most technically advanced films of its time.
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One of the first video game consoles to be a major success
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The first computer to sell over 1 million units.
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The first modern hard drive
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This console is credited with single-handedly reviving the video game industry after the crash in 1983. It launched with Super Mario Bros, which is the seventh best selling video game of all time. In fact, it is one of over 20 Nintendo-published titles on the list of the 50 best best selling video games.
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The first computer-animated film to win an academy award.
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It soon became a free alternative to Windows.
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One of the first major social media platforms.
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Aside from Tetris, it is the best selling video game of all time.
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